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Cato Institute Interviews Rep. Steve Cohen On Marijuana Policy

May 09, 2013

Caleb Brown, Cato Institute, Colorado, DEA, interview, Michele Leonhart, Steve Cohen, Tennessee


In this interview posted today, Cato Institute’s Caleb Brown talks with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) about the federal government’s reaction to the end of marijuana prohibition in Colorado and Washington and the future of marijuana policy reform. Take a few minutes to watch this:

Rep. Cohen is a great ally to reformers, whether he is sponsoring legislation to stop federal interference with state marijuana laws, proposing commissions to examine federal marijuana policy, or grilling DEA Bush-holdover Michele Leonhart on her politically driven inability to understand science.